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National Trust for Scotland publishes five-year plan

Heritage and conservation charity to spend £57m on improvements to sites

Is Corbyn right to pledge to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece?

Labour leader says it is clear the sculptures should be repatriated

V&A hits back at criticism of council housing installation

Tristram Hunt rejects view that museums should be “vehicles for social justice”

Historian calls for repatriation of objects to former colonies

Olusoga joins growing debate over decolonisation of collections

Collecting drive gets underway after Irish abortion referendum

Museums in Ireland and UK put call out for campaign materials

Protest against closure of Otter Gallery at Chichester University

University plans to create “distributed gallery” across two campuses

DCMS calls for more research into diversity and social impact of museums

But commentators question why department isn't utilising existing research

Should UK museums open their doors to nudist tours?

Palais de Toyko in Paris hosts day for naturists

Free museums encouraged to join VAT refund scheme

Scheme has reopened for applications until 2 November

Participatory practice survey launched by independent funder

Views of museum professionals will feed into research project

V&A and Tate St Ives win architectural honours

V&A’s Exhibition Road Quarter named Riba London Building of the Year

Museums + Heritage award winners announced

Honours include special recognition for the Wolfson Foundation